Short Film Tag Archive

Asides, Live Action

We Summoned A Demon

Chris McInroy delivers the blood-drenched tale of two hapless friends whose attempts to make themselves cool go horribly awry in 'We Summoned A Demon'.

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

A Woman Embraces the Power of Community in Talia Shea Levin & Alexis Floyd’s Dance Short ‘E T A’

Talia Shea Levin tells DN how she and co-creator Alexis Floyd embraced the concept of community on and off screen for collaborative dance short 'E T A'.

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Documentary, Music Video

Jonny Look Goes in Search of the Perfect Sound in Absurd Fruit Bats Documentary ‘Getting In A Van Again’

Jonny Look tells DN how he documented Fruit Bat's Eric D. Johnson's absurd quest to create a song infused with real emotions in 'Getting In A Van Again'.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Feral Girl Finds Kinship in the Forest in Billy Nawrocki’s Cannibal Tale ‘Are You Wild Like Me?’

New York Director/Editor Billy Nawrocki shares how a potent song lyric inspired his cannibal coming of age horror short 'Are You Wild Like Me?'

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Documentary

See How Technology Is Helping to Turn the Tables on Illegal Hunters in Ben Falk’s ‘Hunting the Poachers’

Ben Falk talks to DN about the challenges of capturing the important conservation work of Kenya’s Masai Mara Rangers in doc short 'Hunting the Poachers'.

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Asides, Live Action

American Dream

Alexia Oldini’s heartbreaking 'American Dream' follows a young Chinese immigrant whose dream of becoming a singer meets the harsh indifference of reality.

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Art & Fashion, Premiere

Ian Froome Rides Shotgun With Artist Charlotte Keates as She Recreates a Bygone American Era in ‘The Kennedy Trip’

Ian Froome takes DN behind the scenes of his lyrical, contemplative look at the inspiration behind artist Charlotte Keates’ 'The Kennedy Trip' exhibition.

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Live Action

A Phone Call Brings a Mother’s Worst Nightmare Crashing Into Reality in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Devastating ‘Madre’

Rodrigo Sorogoyen shares how lens selection, character movement and solid casting enabled him to ramp up the tension in phone call thriller 'Mother'.

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Documentary

Adi Halfin Reveals How India’s First Female Pro Skateborder Atita Verghese Is Fighting Outmoded Gender Roles

In her inspiring profile doc for Toyota Adi Halfin reveals how India’s first female pro skateboarder Atita Verghese is fighting outmoded gender roles.

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Documentary

Ivan Olita Unveils the Esoteric Life of a Spiritual Community of Deep Thinkers in ‘Time Machine’

We talk to director Ivan Olita about revealing the remarkable esoteric life of a spiritual community of deep thinkers in short documentary 'Time Machine'.

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Asides, Live Action

Girl of the Sky

A Ukrainian girl shifts the power dynamic between herself and a boorish past hookup in Ariel Martin’s tale of teenage sexual expression 'Girl of the Sky'.

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Live Action

A Mysterious Box Hides a Deadly Secret for a Pair of Day Labourers in Patrick Mason’s Horror Short ‘Ayuda’

Patrick Mason talks to DN about getting to grips with the subtle art of foreshadowing and how his mystery box short 'Ayuda' went from thriller to horror.

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